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PUBLIC VOTING OPEN FOR “ART FOR AIR” CONTEST TO PROMOTE AWARENESS ON HEALTHY AIR

$500 Grand Prize

VALLEJO, CALIF.  (March 17, 2021) — The Vallejo Citizen Air Monitoring Network (VCAMN) invites the public to vote on entries in the “Art for Air” contest.  Artists of all ages have provided entries to show their love for clean air with art. 

The Grand Prize is a $500 cash prize.  Other prizes will be awarded for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place in the 5-12, 13-17, and 18+ age groups.  All entrants currently have their work portrayed on the VCAMN website.  The contest winners will have their work receive additional recognition and be shared with public officials.

“Art is another way to communicate what is important.  We hope our contest will help raise awareness about how clean air is important to our environment.  We also will learn about how people of different ages think about healthy air,” said Dr. Trina Mackie, Associate Professor of Public Health at Touro University California. 

HOW TO VOTE:

1. Click the link to the online art gallery and voting instructions. http://citizenairmonitoringnetwork.org/art-for-air-contest-voting/  
2. Vote by Tuesday April 20 at 11:59 PM

WINNERS ANNOUCEMENT:

Winners will be announced online on Earth Day, April 22, 2021.

About the Vallejo Citizen Air Monitoring Network 

The Vallejo Citizen Air Monitoring Network is a non-profit group focused on raising awareness about air quality and helping citizens of Vallejo understand how air quality affects them.  This project was supported by the “California Climate Investments” (CCI) program.  Visit www.citizenairmonitoringnetwork.org or email outreach@citizenairmonitoringnetwork.org for more information.

Submit your artwork at this link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ART-for-AIR-2021